Author: Justin Hendry

Qld’s bill for PsiQuantum advice revealed

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The Queensland government spent close to $2 million across just two contracts for external advice on its controversial investment in Californian startup PsiQuantum, Budget estimates has heard. The legal...

Defence data centre support deal hits $2.6b

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Defence’s long-running data centre support deal with Leidos has surpassed $2.5 billion after the American defence and IT service giant picked up a $156 million top-up for its main...

APS agencies run with Microsoft Copilot after trial

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
An APS-wide trial of Microsoft Copilot might have wrapped up but it has not stopped federal government agencies from continuing to pay a premium to use the generative AI...

Mass hack exposes ‘gaping’ hole in small business privacy

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
The federal government is being urged to close a “gaping” hole in Australia’s antiquated privacy regime by removing the small business carve out, following the country’s largest data breach...

Political donations reform prompts AEC tech refresh

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
Australia’s electoral commission is gearing up for proposed changes to political donation laws, revealing plans for a “technology-focused refresh” to enable the elusive goal of real-time disclosure. The Australian...

NDIA forged ahead with CRM without business case

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The Board of the National Disability Insurance Agency approved a multi-million dollar proposal for a new customer relationship management system without a business case, an independent review has found....

Turning around Australia’s lagging economic complexity

Posted on   |  by Roy Green
Productivity growth has driven prosperity in developed and emerging economies since the Industrial Revolution. But it has now stalled in many of these economies, unfortunately nowhere more so than...